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Up in the mountains (part-6)

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan This is just a brief epilogue to the long series of my write-ups under the caption given above. After having an extensive trip of GB and Upper Chitral that extended over more than a month, making me come full circle, finally I am back to Abbottabad with my family in […]

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Up in the mountains (part- 5)

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan On 10 July at 9am we left Gilgit for Phander as our next destination. On the way, we had a brief stopover at Singul, a beautiful hamlet located at a distance of 70 km from Gilgit. This beautiful village with extreme scenic beauty is situated right on the river bank.

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Up in the mountains (part-4)

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan On 3 July at 9:30 pm, we left GB Scouts Hut in Karimabad, Hunza for the internationally famed Khunjab Pass. Stopped at different famous tourist spots on the way, did photography and reached Sost at 11:30. The historic pass is located at a distance of 75 km from Sost, a

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Up in the mountains – III

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan On 2 July, in the morning we left for Hunza which is 92 km away from Gilgit city. It took us around two hours to reach Hunza, a magnificent place and a beautiful town with a breathtaking landscape in the Northern Areas with its rich history, culture and diversity, a

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Up in the mountains (Part-2)

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan  On 28 June we left for Skardu from Gilgit at 10 am which is situated 180 km away from Gilgit city. It was a treat to drive on Gilgit-Skardu road. The moment we took diversion from KKH at Jaglot towards the left on Skardu axis and crossed the bridge, our

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